The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-22

va yerv nervous; whom the carriage
inclined TO the side Of the ROAD, sne
would cry ont; she was always rather
weakly" What then gave her com.
posture? Was It because she did no!
care much for you, and the pang OF
parting was not great? "Oh," You say.
"she showered upon as q weslth Of
affection; no mother ever love- her
children more than mother loved us;
she showed it by the way she nursed
us when We were sick, and she toiled
for ms until her strength gave out"
What, then, was il that gave her COM |
Doe ure In the last hour7 Do not hide |
1t. Be frank and let me know. "Ob,"
you say, sit was because she was so
good; she made the Lord her portion,
and she had fifth that she would go
straight to glory, and that we should
all meet her at last at the foot OF the
throne"
Here are people who say: 81 saw
q Christian brother die, and he tri.
umphed." And some one else: -.
cav Christian sister die, and she tri.
umphed." Some ore else will cay:
az saw Christian dsug hter die, and
she triumphed." Come, all ye who
have seen the last moments ola Chris.
tisn and give testimony in this cause
on trial. Uncover your heads, put
your hand on the old family Bible
from which they used to read the
promises, and promise in the presence
of high Heaven that you will tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. With what you have
seen with your own eyes, and from
what you have heard with your own
ears, is there power in this gospel to
give calmness and triumph in the last
exigency? The response comes from
all sides, from young and old and
middle.sged: "We ore witnessed"
You see, my friends, have not put
J before you an. abstraction, or q
chimers, or anything like guess work.
present you sffidsvits ~ the best
/ men aud women, livine and dead.
+ Two witnesses in court will establish
| q fact. Here are not tSo witnesses,
! but thousands Of witne 'se4-on earth
, millions OF Witnesses, ar d in heaven q
8 great multitude OF witnesses that nc
: man number, testiiyipg that there Il
4 power in this religion to convert the
Q soul, TO give comfort in trouble, and
q to afford composure In the last hour
II ten men should come 10 yor
I when you are sick with appalling
l sickness, and say they had the SAM
n sickness, aud took q certain medicin,
n and II cured them, you would prob
g ably take 1t. Now, suppose ten othe
q men should come mp and cay: "W,
o don't believe there i anything in the
/? medicine" "Well," l say; shave yol
:: ever uiedit2"
d "No. never tried II. bat / dom
" believe there Is anything In H." Q
q courte you discrsdit their tsstim ony
r The ekeptic may como aud cay
1, "There 10 no power In your religion.
9, Have you ever tried III" "No, nc.
Ie ''Tben, avauuti'' Let mo lake Il,
al to. timony OF the millions OF souls thu
10 have been converted to God, and con
o. forted in trial, and solaced In the la
TX hour. We will tske their testimon
ar as they cry: 1--WE are witnesses
10 Some time ago Prof. Heary,
+. Washington, discovered q new sta
at ard the tidings sped by submarir
telegraph, and all the observstodes
70 Europe were watching for that ne
er star. Oh, nearer, looking out throus
On the darkness Of thy soul, csns't the
Of sec bright light besming on the'
nd "Wbere3" you cay, "wheref Ho
.er can find lit" Look along by d
nQ line OF the cross OF the Son Of Go
he Do you not see II trembling with
of tenderness and beaming with all hop
nd IL 10 the Siar OF Bethlehem.
his "D,sp horror then my yltals frofs
- Dssth-struck / ceased the tide 10 ste
- whso suddenly star arate- .,
)m IL was the star Of Bethlehem.
ed Oh, nearer, get your eye on II.
ne IL easier for you now to become Chr
ITO tians than Il 10 TO stay away frc
'u' Christ and heaven. When Nine. &c
nc, tag begsn her musical erter she "
'od hissed of the stage at Vienna by I
30 friends Of her rival, Amelia Stein
yet ger, who had already begun TO dtcli
fei- through her dissipa'ions. Years pas
90; Oh, and one day Nine. Soniag, In B
al glory, Was riding through the sire
the OF Berlin, when che saw q little ch
w. leading blind woman, and she cal
the "Come here, my little child, CO.
zen here. Who In that you are leading
up; the band7" And the little child
y 1 piled: That's my mother. Ths
.hN Amelia steinireer. She used TO b,
ear great singer, but che lost her vol
me, and abe cried 30 much about II {
ave she Loaf her eyeslght" "Givs
'ma love 10 her, said Nine. snn. s.,
' 10 tell her an old Acquaintance win
uo on her this afternoon"
The next week In Berlin a vast
temblage gathered al = bentfi. for /
"" y" poor blind woman, and Il was G
VI that Madsms Sontag sang that nj
fsi .sshe had never sung before.
,hs 'ook skilled oculis,, who Ia v
Wit. Triad 10 1--WE eyeslghi TO the poor b.
has Woman. It'll the day Of Am,
last steininger's des,h Nine. sonisg Il
ist care OF her, ard her daughter al
ent her. That was what the queen
Wy; song did for her enemy.
.nu But oh, hear a more thrilling oil,
tne still. Blind, immortal, poor q
'aN lost. thou who, when the world q
'esi Christ we're rivals for thy heart, di,
es hiss thy Lord away, Christ comes n
on ION, 10 eive thee sight, 10 give thee hor
". 10 give thee heaven. With more n
ny aSontae's generosity, He comes n
lnu 10 meet your need. With more N
va q Rontsg's music, He comes 10 pl,
.,ce for thy deliverance.
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